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A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair sits on an ornate golden throne draped with white flower garlands and a red heart-shaped backrest, beneath a small canopy. He wears a flower garland and holds a microphone. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron robes sit on the floor, some holding long bamboo poles decorated with orange tassels, while women in white saris sit to the right. Small brass pots with plants and flower offerings sit in the foreground. Behind the stage hangs a large backdrop showing a sunset over a mountain with a lit temple complex. Blue draped fabric and colourful painted pillars frame the stage. a person: the seated central figure with long swept hair, saffron robes and rudraksha-style garland is a candidate for a person, based on appearance cues.

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December 28 20062006-12-28Indoor ceremony on a stage hung with blue and pink draped fabric and a night mountain-and-temple backdrop. A central figure with long dark hair sits on an ornate throne with a white floral-garlanded canopy and a red cushion, wearing orange robes and layered flower garlands. Around him seated devotees in orange robes, some holding long ceremonial staffs with orange tassels, face the throne; women in white saris sit on the right. Scattered flower petals lie on the floor and a brass vessel sits at lower left. The figure matches the appearance cues of a person, seated in a ceremonial role, with a shawl-like orange wrap and rudraksha-style garland; the appearance is consistent but not certain, so this is labeled probable.2006-12-28A stage ceremony with a decorated red throne draped in white flower garlands and a canopy, set before a blue and pink cloth backdrop and a large banner. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a flower garland stands at right, raising a green leaf with one hand and holding a woven basket in the other. Several seated people in orange and white sit in front, including a white-clad man with folded hands at left and a man in white at lower centre. Bamboo poles with orange tassels rise from the front, and baskets of offerings sit on the floor. Decorative colourful fabric hangings frame the stage edges.2006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat and a gold canopy, garlanded with white jasmine strands and multicoloured flower garlands, and a long flower mala around his neck. He has long dark hair and is smiling, with bare feet resting on the red cushion, and a microphone stands before him. Around the stage, seated people in white clothes and orange shawls attend, some writing on papers, and a woman in white sits at right beside a seated woman. Flower petals are scattered on the floor, with brass pots of offerings at lower left. Behind the throne hang a blue and pink draped backdrop and a banner showing a night scene of illuminated temple towers under a sunset sky. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a flower mala on the throne, matching the page's Swamiji reference.2006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28A seated figure in an orange saffron robe sits on an ornate golden throne (peetha) with a deep red cushion, draped in a white jasmine garland and a multicoloured flower garland, speaking into a microphone. Long, swept-back dark hair and the saffron robe are visible cues that match the a person candidate, identified here by appearance only. Around the throne sit many devotees in orange robes and sannyasi attire, several holding long bamboo poles with orange tassels, while women in orange saris and white garments sit on the right. Blue and pink draped cloth forms the canopy behind, with a hanging chandelier above.2006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28